Time to turn and burn!

[Smulax]

Nikes, bottle darters ,darters, and a few dart n darts. Once things settle down after baby gets here
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[WoodyCT]

Originally Posted by Smulax

?...Once things settle down after baby gets here
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Funny, all hell broke loose each time my bundles of joy arrived!

Already started 'building'- had some AWC blanks left over from a project a couple years ago so I have been trying different body shapes with different lips and weights. Got one I'm excited about. Well, maybe 2.

Will be doing those kit darters J mentioned- great plugs. Going to do more glide baits- some for twitching and some for swinging down and across in the breach ways. Pencils and Polaris on my list too. Want to try a slow sinking inverse pencil- rear eye, dark on bottom, white on top, and a flag on the line tie- idea; thrash it, then let sink for several seconds. Maybe some big canal pencils. Oh, definitely some Jersey style sealed plugs.
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[nightfighter]

Overflow valve on water heater let go today.... I fortunately came into the shop to get a replacement blade for a coping saw and discovered it. Couldn't have been too long, but still had some water to deal with. Anyway, while waiting for the service call, I got the lathe fired up and turned eight ballerinas and a couple spooks. Carbide cutter on a Vega is really a pleasure to work with.
I have a couple more shapes I want to work on, and a couple plugs I want to copy. Plan on turning into January with some drilling and sealing mixed in, as I find that the most tedious step. (I like the turning/shaping the most) But the season is on!.
Need to build a jig for cutting darter slopes, get some ball rasps, and if I'm really good, get a Worksharp.